Stephanie's choreography investigates the intersections between the ordinary and the supernatural landscapes. Using pedestrian, task based movement as well as lush virtuosity her diverse groups of dancers exhibit subtle shades of humanity. Often borrowing from cinematic imagery,
her dances create sweeping, imaginative scenes that shift from blurry into sharp, detailed focus. Her choreography pays careful attention to the nooks and crannies of the performance space, revealing secret worlds within the traditional theatre.Tiny narrative threads are woven within each work inviting the audience to project their own memories and associations on both the performers and the space. Themes of playfulness and patience are common theme's in Stephanie's work.
her dances create sweeping, imaginative scenes that shift from blurry into sharp, detailed focus. Her choreography pays careful attention to the nooks and crannies of the performance space, revealing secret worlds within the traditional theatre.Tiny narrative threads are woven within each work inviting the audience to project their own memories and associations on both the performers and the space. Themes of playfulness and patience are common theme's in Stephanie's work.
LANGE LINIE (2017)
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a site-specific dance theater for intimate audiences for the Kegelbahn(bowling alley) of Amalfi Italian Restaurant. Created with support from the Folkwang Tanzstudio. February 16 - 22, 2017 Essen, Germany
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SCHLAGZEUGE, 2016
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created for Folkwang Tanzstudio. Premiere at Uni Tanz in Leece, Italy on September 11, 2016. Reimagined for an empty storefront space with live music by drummer Simon Dickopf Oct 22 - 25, 2016.
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GROOVE, 2014
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commissioned and produced by The Clarice for the 2014 nextNow Fest.
lighting design by Max Doolittle performed by Paola Ponti (IT) Alberto Segarra (PR)Maryam Houshyar (IR)Sudesh Mantillake (SL)Christina Banaloupoulou (GR)Sinclair Ogaga Emoghene (NR) Samy Selim (EG/GB)Stephanie Miracle (US) |
Pleated, 2014
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The oldest of three sisters, Stephanie Miracle grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma and began choreographing dances for her sisters at a young age. Personal memories of make-believe worlds, sibling rivalries and living-room dances are reconstructed in her autobiographical work, Pleated, which explores the dynamics and complexities of growing up with sisters – gathered together and cut from the same cloth, yet still retaining their individuality.
premiere March 2014, MFA thesis concert The Clarice, University of Maryland, College Park |
Figure Eights, 2013
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Figure Eights is a two part meditation on memory. Part 1 is a work for an ensemble of ten performers. In dream like fashion the ten bodies manifest the formation and fragmentation of sense based memories place. Live, original composition by violinist David Schulman
Premiere at Dance Place, Washington, DC Lighting design Sarah Tundermann |
earlier works
Double dutch, 2012
premiered at Dance Theater, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
sound collage by Stephanie Miracle
lighting design by Jane Chan
performed by Sarah Oppenheim, Brian Buck, Erin Lehua Brown, Esther Geiger and Stephanie Miracle
sound collage by Stephanie Miracle
lighting design by Jane Chan
performed by Sarah Oppenheim, Brian Buck, Erin Lehua Brown, Esther Geiger and Stephanie Miracle
Recollecting Disappearing, 2011
a commission of the MetLife Healthy Living Initiative at Dance Exchange
premiere Dance Exchange. 2012 production at Round House Theater, Silver Spring
sound collage by Stephanie Miracle
performed by Lori Yuill, Annetta Dexter Sawyer, Esther Geiger and Stephanie Miracle (original cast Graham Brown)
premiere Dance Exchange. 2012 production at Round House Theater, Silver Spring
sound collage by Stephanie Miracle
performed by Lori Yuill, Annetta Dexter Sawyer, Esther Geiger and Stephanie Miracle (original cast Graham Brown)
I'm crossing my fingers, 2011
premiere at Rabbit Checks, curated by the alexan/the median movement. Triskellion Arts, Brooklyn, NY
sound Neil Young
performed by Stephanie Miracle
sound Neil Young
performed by Stephanie Miracle
Wings not made for a background so harsh, 2010
premiere at Rooftop Dances, Brooklyn, NY
sound collage by Stephanie Miracle
performed by Nathan Whitting, Lea Fulton, Janna Diamond, and Stephanie Miracle
sound collage by Stephanie Miracle
performed by Nathan Whitting, Lea Fulton, Janna Diamond, and Stephanie Miracle
White room Orange Dress, 2010
presented through Norte Maar, part of the Arts in Bushwick Series, Brooklyn, NY
sound Erroll Garner
performed by Stephanie Miracle
sound Erroll Garner
performed by Stephanie Miracle